The Hockey Star’s Remorse

Chapter 22

Chapter 22

After getting back to the apartment, I’d barely set down my things before my phone began to ring. I groaned, not having the patience for any human interaction. It didn’t help that the plane ride home had left me exhausted.

With a sigh, I grabbed it from out of my bag. I barely registered the name on the screen before I thoughtlessly picked up the call.

“Hello?” I said, dropping my keys on the counter. I hurried over to the kitchen and opened the fridge. “This is Evie.”

“Hi, Evie,” Timothy’s voice came through and I nearly dropped the bottle of fruit juice I had grabbed.

I placed the container on the counter and cleared my throat. “Timothy. Hi.”

“Sorry, this is sudden. Considering I just saw you,” he said with a laugh. “I was wondering if you had time this week to discuss the case a bit further?”

“Of course.” I grabbed a glass from the pantry and filled it up with the juice. “Just give me a time, and I’ll likely be free.””

He hummed thoughtfully. “Tonight at four sound good? At the firm?”

“Sounds perfect.” I took a sip of my juice and cringed at how squeaky my voice had sounded.

“Great,” he said, then there was a pause. It seemed neither of us was ready to hang up, at least immediately.

Finally, I spoke up, taking advantage of the silence. “Thank you, by the way.”

“Hm?”

“For yesterday. With my panic attack…you helped a lot.”

I couldn’t see his face, but I could envision the smile that he had grown just based on his tone. “It was no problem,” he said gently.

My grip tightened on my phone and I pressed it closer to my ear. “I’ll talk to you later.”

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good rest of your day,” he told

knees. to my

went off again and another text from Bruce flashed across the screen. I

me, Coco. I’m playing nice for now,

several

lovely today,

start calling you? I’m not into making calls, bad reception

Coco. I’m

him to back off, but the

that way.

shallower. Even from afar, Bruce managed to make me feel disgusted

wanted to consume me, with every

knock at my door. The sound alone. made me jump and drop my cellphone. It seemed far–fetched, but I had my suspicions that his threat hadn’t been

pulled out one of the thin skillets. Slowly, I hauled myself up and made

the other side. There was barely

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before being blinded by a bright

eyes and stumbled backward, barely catching myself on the wall. It takes a few blinks before the man is clear again, this time with

man asked, scratching the stubble under his chin. He had a camera dangling from his neck and a notebook tucked under his arm. “We received

an ‘Evie‘ specifically?” I

been looking around trying to find her, but some guy was generous enough to clue us in,” the

those eyes watching me from my doorstep. Hesitantly,

were tents set up on the grass and blankets strewn about. They had even set

camping

want to know all about you, Evie. There’s not way that other news station’s going to get the scoop

people can’t be serious!” I cried out. “Go

camera now trained on my face like. an invasive eye. “Show us that

locked the door. for security. I knew the press was fierce when it came to a

whether it was cleaning or folding laundry. The time eventually came for me to head over to the firm, which did

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